VariVolution'18: 1st Intl. Workshop on Variability and Evolution of Software-intensive Systems Co-located with SPLC 2018 Gothenburg, Sweden, September 10-14, 2018 |
Conference website | https://sites.google.com/softeam-rd.eu/varivolution2018/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=varivolution18 |
Submission deadline | May 23, 2018 |
CALL FOR PAPERS
VariVolution'18 - The 1st International Workshop on Variability and Evolution of Software-intensive Systems
10 or 11 (tbd) September 2018
Co-located with SPLC18 in Lindholmen Conference Center, Gothenburg, Sweden
https://sites.google.com/softeam-rd.eu/varivolution2018/
Just like software in general, variability-intensive software systems are permanently subject to change. This introduces evolution as a second problem dimension in addition to variability, which is the primary phenomenon addressed by software product line engineering. Traditionally, the methods and tools applied for revision control and variant management are radically different and mutually disjoint, although research has already suggested that evolution and variability can be tackled in a holistic way. Concrete examples of integrating approaches include uniform or unified versioning, delta-orientation in connection with hyper feature models, evolution-aware clone-and-own, projectional SPL editing, and variation control systems.
The 1st International Workshop on Variability and Evolution of Software-intensive Systems (VariVolution) aims at bringing together researchers as well as practitioners working on or practically employing this diversity of approaches. We welcome contributions on any of the following (non-exhaustive) list of topics:
- Conceptual approaches and technical solutions towards uniform (chronological and logical) versioning
- Variation control systems and the like
- Filtered editing of variational software artifacts in different flavors (e.g., fully, partially, temporarily filtered editing, projectional editing)
- Evolution problems concerning specifc variability mechanisms (e.g., delta-oriented, annotation-based, transformational, clone-and-own)
- Tools and approaches supporting collaborative editing of variability-intensive systems
- Variability- and evolution-friendly software development processes (e.g., reactive, incremental, agile)
- Investigation and classification of real-world problems caused by combination of variability and evolution
- Industrial challenges and lessons learnt
By bringing together participants who regard these topics from different angles and perspectives, the workshop aims at generating a better understanding of the phenomena software variability and software evolution in combination. Another goal is to extend the known list of integrating approaches and tools. Aiming at the stimulation of future collaborations in these areas, the workshop serves as a highly interactive platform for exchange, which is reflected by a diversity of submission formats ranging from original research papers over position papers to informal tool demonstrations or fully interactive sessions. The expected audience is not confined to the SPLC community; rather, we also welcome variability-relevant contributions from evolution-related fields such as software configuration management or software maintenance.
VariVolution will be held as a one-day workshop featuring the following items on the agenda:
- Invited talk resp. keynote (optional)
- Industrial challenges and lessons learnt: informal presentations
- Submitted paper presentations
- Informal tool demos
- Fully interactive sessions, such as discussion with audience participation or breakout discussion groups
Important dates:
- Workshop papers submission: May 23, 2018
- Workshop papers notification: June 22, 2018
- Final version of papers: July 2, 2018
Further information and submission guidelines: https://sites.google.com/softeam-rd.eu/varivolution2018/